Dialogical mindfulness in supervision role-play

Authors:
ANDERSSON Lars, KING Robert, LALANDE Lloyd
Journal article citation:
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 10(4), December 2010, pp.287-294.
Publisher:
Wiley

This pilot study introduced mindfulness-based role play (MBRP) supervision to find out how therapists would experience the approach, and to what extent they would find it useful, particularly in relation to empathy toward clients. The 13 participants consisted of four psychologists, four counsellors, one psychotherapist, one social worker, one mental health nurse, one art therapist and one psychiatrist. Qualitative data was collected via semi-structured interviews and after observing at least one MBRP session using a modified version of the Consensual Qualitative Research method. Participants mostly had positive emotional and cognitive responses to their supervision experiences as a whole and after MBRP, with the main outcomes enhanced empathy with clients’ emotional experiences, better awareness of functioning as a therapist and development of thoughts about how individuals’ therapies should progress. Some therapists reported observing effects in therapy with clients. The authors call for further research into a MBRP supervision approach.

Subject terms:
psychology, role playing, staff supervision, counselling, empathy, mindfulness;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
Australia
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN online:
1746-1405
ISSN print:
1473 3145

Key to icons

  • Free resource Free resource
  • Journal article Journal article
  • Book Book
  • Digital media Digital media
  • Journal Journal

Give us your feedback

Social Care Online continues to be developed in response to user feedback.

Contact us with your comments and for any problems using the website.

Sign up/login for more

Register/login to access resource links, advanced search and email alerts